I read with interest the post by the person concerned with someone in California taking his (her) ferret in public. I was not aware that California would arbitrarily euthanize any impounded animal. I agree that one should consider that ferrets are illegal in California and that taking your ferret public is asking for unneeded attention (sic), but to come right out and state that California's officials would take and destroy the ferret is not factual reporting. There is enough emotion in the frustrations of individuals trying to legalize ferts in California already...we sure don't need this kind of distortion clouding the issue. The truth be known, the impounding of ferrets in California just dowsn't happen all that much any more. There are pockets of 'do-gooder' Fish and Game employees that will do what ever they can to enforce the anti-ferret laws, but even those cases, euthanization is not practiced...the fert is usually turned over to a rescue agency to be shipped out of state. Citations, court appearances, and fines may be a part of this process (As has happened to several of our fellow FML'rs) I have been asked on a number of occasions to be the recipiant of a shipped ferret. (I live in Reno, Nevada, just over the California line, 5 hours tops from San Francisco) Pat, if you are reading this, would you care to comment on the euthanization of impounded ferrets in California? (Pat has been in the thick of California anti ferret law and legalization efforts for some time!) In many of the areas I go to in California (All close to Reno..draw the arc! heh heh) I know people who have ferrets and openly take them with them where-ever they go in their community. I even know several Placer County Sheriff's Deputies that own ferrets. I know a park ranger in the San Francisco area that owns ferrets! So.........Unless I am wrong (Who, ME???) Cal's F & G does not kill ferrets. I wonder what would happen if ferret owners in California were to have a 'coming out day', a day that everyone in Cal would display their ferrets publically. Think it would open anyone's eyes to the number of ferts in Cal already and that obviously the ecology has not been destroyed??............. hmmmmmmmmmm Food for thought. Joe (The rude one) [Posted in FML issue 2118]